Sleep apnea is very dangerous to a person's health.
@ajmccrary1986 (454)
United States
April 14, 2007 8:48pm CST
I believe sleep apnea is very dangerous to your health. Both of my parents have this disease, and I believe that my father has this disease worse than my mother. I try not to laugh at my father when he is not wearing his CPAP machine because he sounds very funny when he snores. The dangerous part about it is that he will sometimes foam at the mouth. A friend of mine spent the night with me one night. I have bunk beds in my bedroom, and I was sleeping on the top bunk. She told me the next morning that I snored all night. That has gotten me to thinking that I might need to check on my last bloodwork, and if that is fine, then see if I can get a sleep study done on me as well. Sleep apnea is scary.
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@cyclonewriter (2168)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I think if you are worried about it, you should get it checked out just to me sure. It is a scary thing and it can lead to other problems. I know that there are things that can be done to help with it, so why not get it checked out? I wish you the best if you decide to do that !
@ajmccrary1986 (454)
• United States
20 Apr 07
I keep saying that I'm gonna do that, then I keep forgetting about it! That's my problem!
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
16 Jul 07
Sleep apnea happens when enough air cannot move into your lungs while you are sleeping. When you are awake, and normally during sleep, your throat muscles keep your throat open and air flows into your lungs. In obstructive sleep apnea, however, the throat briefly collapses, causing pauses in your breathing. With pauses in breathing, the oxygen level in your blood may drop. This happens if the following conditions occur:
@kelly60 (4546)
• United States
15 Apr 07
I had a sleep study done and found that I had obstructive sleep apnea and had stopped breathing over 150 times during the night. I now have a C-PAP machine that I use every night and am doing much better with the machine. The doctors told me that if I didn't get the machine I could be causing serious damage to my heart. If you have any doubts, get it checked.
